Micromegalic Inscriptions

ABSTRACT

The meaning of the term micromegalic is excavated within the realm of Rococo ornamentation.

Rococo ornamentation is examined geometrically, mathematically, and historically.

In this study, engraved prints constitute the main sources of research and analysis. The historical investigation is followed by an exposé of the influence of Rococo principles on a numberof contemporary digital creations.

The book reports on, and discusses, the author’s contemporary artworks inspired by Rococo prints and their particular techniques of fabrication and representation.

These experiments sit within the realm of Generative Art. As such, their purpose is to develop Micromegalic Inscriptions, which are dynamic simulations of both abstract details and fifictional landscapes.

AUTHOR

Matteo Mauro, London based artist and architect, was born in Sicily

Having lived andworked in many different countries, he graduated at University College of London andworked with influential designers such as Ron Arad.

He taught the digital arts in LondonUniversities, including LSBU and UCL. Matteo Mauro Studio’s Micromegalic Inscriptionsinscription paintings have won many awards around the world for their unique technology,which digitally reinvents the traditional engraving methods.

His works have been exhibitedat the Royal Academy of Arts, Italian Museums of Contemporary Art, Marte Museum and theDubai Design District...

He is the winner of ‘Master of Art 2018’ and ‘International Van GoghPrize’, awarded by José Van Roy Dalì, son of Salvador Dalì.